Facing harassment from passersby, some construction workers have reduced their hours or opted out of work altogether.
Why the Lone Star State is home to roughly a quarter of new retail construction in the U.S.
Factors like high interest rates, tight credit and workers continuing to work from home are all hitting commercial construction demand.
The resilience of this usually interest rate-sensitive sector makes the Fed’s goal of taming inflation that much harder.
Warehouses are booming, but not so much for offices and retail. Vaccine hesitancy and lagging pay contribute to labor shortage.
